GCB - GCB Bank Limited
GCB Bank Limited (formerly known as Ghana Commercial Bank) is the largest independent financial institution in Ghana. The company started in 1953 as the Bank of the Gold Coast to provide banking services to the emerging nation for socioeconomic development. The bank had been wholly owned by the Government of Ghana until 1996. Today, the Government's ownership stands at 21.4% while individual and institutional holdings take up the rest. Social Security and National Insurance Trust is currently the largest shareholder in the company with 29.8% holding, followed in third place by the UK investment firm SCBN/Northern Trust Global Service Ltd with a distant 6.6%. With over 150 branches and 11 agencies in all regions of the country, GCB Bank is, in effect, the widest-networked commercial bank in Ghana. In 2013, the bank adopted an internal change program that overhauled its brand, resulting in the new name the following year.
GCB Bank Limited is listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE). GCB is traded on the GSE under the ticker symbol “GCB”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of GSE:GCB is GH0000000094. GCB Bank Limited is currently the sixth most valuable stock on the GSE with a market capitalization of GHS 11.4 billion, which makes about 4% of the Ghana Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | |
| Day’s High Price | |
| Traded Volume | 9,928 |
| Number of Deals | |
| Gross Turnover | 427,896.80 |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 9.2340 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 4.67 |
| Dividend Per Share | 1.00 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.32% |
| Shares Outstanding | 265M |
| Market Capitalization | 11.4B |
GCB Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| -0.23% | +1.41% | +7.75% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +93% | +353% | +114% |
The current share price of GCB Bank Limited (GCB) is GHS 43.10. GCB closed its last trading day (Friday, August 7, 2026) at 43.10 GHS per share on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE). GCB began the year with a share price of 20.11 GHS and has since gained 114% on that price valuation, ranking it 12th on the GSE in terms of year-to-date performance.
GCB Bank is the seventh most traded stock on the Ghana Stock Exchange over the past three months (May 11 - Aug 7, 2026). GCB has traded a total volume of 5.18 million shares valued at GHS 192 million over the period, averaging a volume of 82,159 shares (valued at GHS 3.05 million) per session. A volume high of 1.52 million was achieved on June 12th for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of GCB Bank on the Ghana Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 | 9,928 | 43.10 | ||
| 2026-08-06 | 2,764 | 43.10 | -0.10 | -0.23% |
| 2026-08-05 | 64,180 | 43.20 | ||
| 2026-08-04 | 85,325 | 43.20 | ||
| 2026-08-03 | 3,264 | 43.20 | ||
| 2026-07-31 | 31,583 | 43.20 | ||
| 2026-07-30 | 410,047 | 43.20 | ||
| 2026-07-29 | 10,200 | 43.20 | ||
| 2026-07-28 | 8,390 | 43.20 | ||
| 2026-07-27 | 8,476 | 43.20 |
Profile of GCB Bank Limited
GCB Bank Limited operates in the Financials sector, specifically, the Banking industry.
Factsheet of GCB Bank Limited
- Sector
- Financials
- Industry
- Banking
- Address
- GCB Building, Thorpe Road/High Street, PO Box GP 134, Accra, Ghana
- Telephone
- +233-302-663-964, +233-302-672-852, +233-302-664-914
- Website
- www.gcbbank.com.gh
GCB Industrial Market Competitors
GCB Bank Limited, issuers of the GCB stock on the Ghana Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Financials sector and/or Banking industry. The table below presents an overview of the market standing of the top 10 by year-to-date performance.
| Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBGH | Republic Bank Ghana Limited | 3.58B | 4.20 | +223% |
| SCB | Standard Chartered Bank Limited | 9.43B | 70.00 | +140% |
| ETI | Ecobank Transnational Incorporated | 42.6B | 1.77 | +130% |
| ACCESS | Access Bank Ghana | 5.55B | 31.89 | +96.9% |
| EGH | Ecobank Ghana Limited | 12.6B | 39.00 | +56% |
| SOGEGH | Societe Generale Ghana Limited | 4.25B | 6.00 | +33.6% |
| CAL | CalBank Plc | 3.22B | 0.76 | +18.8% |
| SCBPREF | Stanchart Preferential Shares | 17.3M | 0.99 | +10% |
| FAB | First Atlantic Bank | 3.18B | 8.40 | +8.95% |
| TBL | Trust Bank Gambia Limited | 240M | 1.20 |
